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SOLON PALMER S PERFUMES, SOAPS, COSMETICS, ScC. 



Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1879, 
by Solon Palmer, in the office of the Librarian of Con- 
gress, at Washington. ^ ^ ^ , , 



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Open the door of the cage and tease it with a 
soft feather till the bird picks at it, and then sO. 
your finger, and at last it will come out of the 
cage and perch on your hand. It \yill soon sub- 
mit to your caresses and receive food from you. 
Accustom it to a particular call or whistle, and 
to being carried from room to room, — the win- 
dows being closed, — and teach it to fly to you 
when called. The same experiments can then 
be cautiously repeated in the open air, until at 
last you will be rewarded with complete suc- 
cess. This treatment is particularly adapted to 
training yoUng Linnets, Bullfinches and Ca- 
naries, iDUt they should not be taken into the 
open air during spring or pairing time. 

Another method, which is adapted to all kinds 
of birds : Cttt off the under plume ^f the pen 

{Continued on third page 0/ cover.) 



INTRODUCTION. 

MHis Manual has been written, and compiled especially 
for Solon Palmer from the works of Bechstein, 
Wilson, Audubon, Sweet, and other eminent ornitholo- 
gists ; together with its author's experience added. No re- 
search or expense has been spared to make it a reliable guide. 

It contains rules for Catching Birds, their Food, Diseases 
and Remedies, General Treatment, &c. The remarks 
imder the above heads are general, and apply to all birds. 
It also contains a list of all desirable cage birds, together 
with their cage qualities, and classed under some particular 
bird, selected as a type for treatment. 

il^All necessary information, not found under the clas- 
sified lists, will be found under the above named general 
heads, which should be carefully consulted.*=®9i 

Catching Birds. 

Spring is the best time to catch birds of passage, as the 
males arrive about a week earlier than the females, and 
are the more valuable. 

Birds may be taken by placing twigs covered with bird- 
lime, or any viscid substance, and baited with their favorite 
food, about their haunts, especially about berry thickets. 
A decoy bird placed out of sight will, by its cry, make this 
method more successful. The best decoys for this and all 
other purposes are such birds as have themselves been 
caught when lull grown. 

Another 77iethod is to set nooses or snares of horse hair, 
fine thread, fine wire, and such material on the limbs about 
the haunts of birds ; they become entangled in them and 
are thus taken. 

Nets are made for the purpose and may be purchased, 
into which Quails and kindred birds may be driven. 

Traps of various kinds, especially the common "Quail 
Trap," placed about their haunts, is perhaps the best way 
to take them. This last mentioned trap is formed of lath 
or thinly split sticks^ built up somewhat in the shape of an 
obtuse cone or pyramid, laced together with cord, having a 
small hole at top, with sliding lid to take out the game by. 
This is supported by the common "figure 4" trigger, and 
grain or seeds scattered below and leading to their haunts. 
This " figure 4" trigger is the same as is used for rat traps, 
"dead-falls," and traps generally. 

Birds may be decoyed into the house by opening a 
window and placing a bird in the room. 



PALMER S PERFUMES, 



HANDKERCHIEF PERFUMES. 



Butnomo flowers were gathered while freshly they shone. 
And ■ dew was distilled t'roai the fiowers that gave 

All the fragrance of summer wheu summer was gone." 

Our Frangipanni is the sweetest, most concentrated 
and lasting perfume in the market, whether of American 
or European production. We would also call especial at- 
tention to our Jockey Club, White Rose, Ihlang 
Ihlang, Mu.sk, Violette, Marvel of Peru and 
Floralina, which, although not so concentrated as the 
Frangipanni, are highly prized by all lovers of fine Per- 
fumery. We also challenge a comparison of any of our 
Perfumes with the best imported articles. 

Our variety of Handkerchief Perfumes includes the 
following : 

Bouquet de Caroline, New Mown Hay, 

Centennial Bouquet, Orange Flower, 

Egyptian Lotus, Patcliouly, 

Floi'alina, Pink, 

Frangipanni, Rose Geranium, 

Golden Lily of Japan, Rose, 

Honeysuckle, Spring Flow^ers, 

Heliotrope, Steplianotis, 

Ihlang Ililang, Sweet Brier, 

Jockey Club, Sweet Clover, 

Jasmine, Sweet Pea, 

White Liilac, Tea Rose, 

Marvel of Peru, Tubero.se, 

Magnolia, "Upper Ten, 

Moss Rose, Verbena, 

Mousseline, "Violette, 

Millefleurs, White Rose, 

Musk, White Pond Lily, 
Night-Blooming Cereus, West End. 

All the articles described herein are prepared only by, 

SOLON PALMER, 

12 Platt Street, New York, 

and are for sale by Druggists generally. 



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They can be taken from the nest while young when their 
tail feathers begin to expand, their body feathers begin to 
grow, and jtist when their eyes begin to open. 

For a few days after the full grown bird is first caught, 
the cage should be darkened except near the food and wat«r, 
so that they may not beat themselves against the cag«. 

Food. 

Those who desire to keep Mocking-birds, Nightingales, 
and kindred birds, must keep a supply of ant's eggs, meal 
worms, and flies. 

To collect ants' eggs, shovel the earth out of an ant-hill 
containing the eggs, on a cloth, place green boughs on the 
cloth near this earth ; the ants will carry the eggs under 
the boughs, when they may be collected and dried in a pan 
with a little sand, then put away in a jar. Soften them 
with boiling water before using. 

Meal IVorvis may be found about granaries, flouring 
mills, bake houses, &c., or may be procured by filling a 
half-gallon jar with wheat bran, barley, or oat-meal, and a 
few pieces of sugar-paper or old shoe leather. In this a 
half pint of meal worms may be thrown ; allow them to 
remain three months, and occasionally moisten with a cloth 
soaked in beer. The worms will then become beetles, 
which again lay eggs in the jar and propagate their species 
rapidly. Ants' eggs and meal worms area treatfor a// birds. 

Meat Maggots may be collected in autumn, and put in 
a large jar with dry earth and kept in a cool place. Insect 
eating birds are fond of them. 

For a supply of flies put the live flies, especially the large 
species, loosely into a paper bag and hang in a dry room 
so they will not mould. Soften with boiling water before 
feeding. 

The three following recipes are for imiversal Food or 
Pastes, that will be eaten by all birds. Put into them a 
few flies, ants' eggs, meal worms, or maggots, for birds that 
eat insects or worms. 

First. Let enough wheat bread for three months sup- 
ply be baked without salt, when stale put it into an oven 
from which a bakmg has just been taken, and allow it to 
remain until the oven cools. Then pound it fine, and it 
will keep three months. A tea-spoonful of this mixed with 
three times that quantity of warm milk, is enough for each 
bird's daily food. This Paste may be cut fine, is very 
nourishing, and becomes neither sour nor sticky. Never 
let the milk boil. 



PALMER S PERFUMES, 



FOR THE COMPLEXION. 

PERFECTION. 

The quality of this article is indicated by its name — the 
most perfect liquid article to be found for beautifying the 
complexion. Those ladies who prefer liquids to powders 
are earnestly invited to try it. Price 50 cts. 

It is Perfection. 

Charleston, S. C, yune 8th, 1874. 
" I think your Perfection could not have a more appro- 
priate name." Mrs. B. M. Heriot. 

INVISIBLE DROPS. 

Has all the desirable properties possessed by the Per- 
fection, and differs from it only in having a delicate pink 
shade, like the Invisible Powder, while the Perfection is a 
beautiful white. 

So Beautiful. 

Orange Court House, Va., Nov. 13th, 1873. 
" I find your Invisible Drops so beautiful for the toilet." 
Mrs. J. P. Thompson. 

PALMER'S INVISIBLE. 

Is a delightfully perfumed and exceedingly fine powder, 
which so nearly resembles the natural hue of health as to 
defy detection by the most experienced. It is likewise not 
only perfectly harmless in its effects upon the health and 
complexion, but it has even curative properties that render 
it valuable for speedily removing Tan, Freckles, Pimples, 
and other slight blemishes, especially when used in connec- 
tion with the Lotion. Boxes, 25 cents. 

Exquisite. 

Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 23d, 1872. 
" I congratulate my sex on the attainment of so exquisite 
an article to the Toilet as Palmer's Invisible." 

Fanny Downing. 

Invaluable. 

America City, Kas., April 2qth, 1873. 
'■ I find your Invisible invaluable." 

Mrs. D. T. Smith. 



TOILET SOAPS, COSMETICS, ETC. 



Second. Soak in cold water a well-baked loaf of stale 
wheat bread, press out the water, pour on milk, and mix 
with this two-thirds of its own weight of wheat or barley 
meal well ground and sifted. 

Third. Grate a carrot on a clean sweet grater, soak a 
small roll in water, press out the water, and mix both bread 
and carrot with two handfuls of wheat or barley meal, well 
ground and sifted. Then pound in a mortar. 

The last two must be made fresh every day, or they 
sour, hence are generally used where a number of birds of 
different species are kept. 

Feed plenty of green food, as fruits, cabbage, lettuce, 
water-cress, groundsel, &c., washing the same in clear, 
cold water. A\so, plenty of water for drinking and bathing, 
and plenty of fine gravel. At night see that the supply 
is sufficient for the morning as they breakfast early. Feed 
early and regularly, with a variety of food. The food in 
all cases should be as near the natural food as possible. 

jj|®=See under the various classes of birds for further 
information regarding their food. 

Cages. 

All birds are healthier in a large room than in a cage, yet 
some species sing best in a small cage. Birds of active 
habits and large birds require large cages. Small birds, and 
those of slow habits may have small cages. 

The cage may be wood or wire, painted or unpainted. 
The writer has succeeded best with brass wire cages. A 
slide ordraw bottom is easiest cleaned. Cover the bottom 
with clean paper daily. 

Breeding. 

The rules for the Canary will generally answer for all 
birds. 

Diseases and Remedies. 

The Feet are the seat of most of the diseases of cage 
birds, and should be carefully observed. For large accumu- 
lation of dirt on their feet, hold their feet in lukewarm 
water for three or four minutes each day till the dirt drops 
off. If the feet are warty in appearance, and seem to be 
sore, bathe them as above, and grease them with unsalted 
butter, or better, with sweet cream or Palmer's Lotion. 
Clip their claws and beak when they become too long, but 
do not trim too close and cause them to bleed. By hold- 
ing them between you and the light you can see the termi- 
nation of the blood-vessels. 



PALMER S PERFUMES, 



FOR THE COMPLEXION. 

{Contimced.) 

Infinitely Superior. 

Ware, Mass., Jan. 22nd, 1873. 
"Your Invisible is I think infinitely superior to any 
powder I ever savvr." Clara M. Gates. 

Delishtful. 

^ Weldon, N. C, Dec. 30th, 1872. 

" I think your Powder excellent. * * * Several of my 
lady friends have seen it and pronounced it delightful." 
Miss E. Cook Slebge. 

Splendid. 

Lockport,N. Y., Nov. 2bth, 1874. 
" Send me your splendid Powder soon as possible." 

Mrs. L. Frank!% 

I prefer them. 

Hoover Hill, N. C, Feb. 21st, 1873. 
" I prefer your Powders to any cosmetics 1 have used." 
Mrs. Lucy B. Finch. 

Beautiful, Beautiful. 

Governeur , N. Y., June 3d, 1873. 
"Your Invisible is beautiful, beautiful." 

Mrs. a. Gifford. 

Delighted. 

Mount Joy, Pa., Jan. 31st, 1874. 
" I am delighted with your Invisible Powder." 

Mrs. F. H. Arndt. 

I like your Powders. 

Tooele City, Utah, March ibth, 1874. 
" I like your Powders much better than any I ever used 
before." Miss Clara E. Hill. 

Excellent. 

Pleasant Hill, N. C, Jan. 6th, 1873. 
" I cannot possibly get along without your excellent ar- 
ticles." Laura Powers. 

I recommend it. 

Orange Court House, Va., Nov. jst, 1873. 
" I am so much pleased with your Powder that I recom- 
mend it to all my friends." Lizzie Cave. 



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Pip; properly a cold. Symptoms: nostrils stopped up, 
external skin of the tongue hardened, dryness of the 
tongue, yellowness at root of the beak, roughness of the 
feathers of the head, and frequent gasping as for breath. 
Remedy : a pill of butter, garlic, and pepper, and allow the 
bird to sip an infusion of speedwell. Draw ayfw^ feather 
through the nostrils. In large birds remove the hard skin 
from the tongue, beginning at lower side near the palate, 
then treat as above. 

Rheum or Cold. Symptoms : frequent sneezing and 
shaking the head. Remedy, from i to 2odrops of Pectoral 
Elixir, procured of your druggist. 

Decline. Symptoms: general roughness of the feath- 
ers, great appetite, and yet wasting of the flesh. The re- 
sult of unnatural diet, as sugar, &c. Force i t to swallow a 
spider, which acts as a purgative ; arusty nail in thedrink- 
ing water gives tone and strength to the digestive organs. 
Water-cress is considered a specific. 

Costiveness. Symptoms : ineffectual attempts to void 
its excrements. Remedy: If aspider given does notcure, 
apply with a blunt pin, a clyster of linseed oil. To birds 
that eat insects, meal worms bruised with saffron or linseed 
oil. Green food, lettuce and water-cress, are the best 
preventives, and sometimes cure. 

Diarkhcea. Common to newly caged birds. Symptoms: 
the voiding of a white, chalky matter, which adheres to the 
feathers of the tail, and produces inflammation in and about 
tiie parts. Remedy : a rusty nail in the water, and clyster 
of linseed oil as above. Give such food as is best adapted 
to their natural state. If these fail, get from your druggist 
some mild anti-diarrhoetic. 

Pimples, or Obstruction of the Rump Gland. Caused 
by the bird not using the gland. Symptoms : the gland 
swells, dries up or ulcerates, the bird sits still with the tail 
bent downward, and pecks the rough feathers on the 
affected parts. Remedy : ointment of unsalted butter and 
sugar, or cream and sugar, or open the gland with a fine 
needle and use Palmer's Lotion. Another ointment is 
equal parts of litharge, wine and olive oil, and a small 
qu;;iitity of white lead. Never cut off the gland, or your 
bird w ill die at next moulting season. 

Epilepsy. Cause : abundance of rich food and want of 
exercise. Symptoms : famtingaway of the bird. Remedy : 
dip the bird once or twice in cold water and cut the claws 
so closely as to let blood. A few drops of olive oil is some- 
times effective. Or lay it on a slab of cold marble and when 
it comes to itself, wrap it in warm flannel. In large birds 



PALMER S PERFUMES, 



FOR THE COMPLEXION, (Continued.) 
PEARL DROP POWDER. 

Is similar to the Invisible, except in perfume and color. 
It will also be found a desirable article for the nursery as 
well as the toilet. Boxes, 25 cents. 

SNOW WHITE. 

Is specially adapted to evening entertainments, as it is 
very white and adhesive. It is aUo highly perfumed, and 
is quite harmless. Boxes, 25 cents. 

LEMON ROUGE. 

Is a preparation that will be duly appreciated by all who 
desire to restore by art the bloom of youth. Its applica- 
tion is quite easy, its effects perfectly natural, and its use 
is entirely harmless. It is applied with a moistened cloth. 
Price, 25 cents. 

CARMINE TABLET. 

Possesses all the desirable properties of the Lemon 
Rouge, except that it admits of being removed much more 
easily. A temporary effect is produced by applying the 
Tablet with a dry cloth — a more permanent one by the use 
of a damp cloth. Price, 25 cents. 

We also prepare — 

Glycerine and Camphor Ice, Rose Lip Salve, 
Magnum Bonum Tablet, Pearl Drpps, 

Lily White Tablet, Magnolia Tablet, 

&c. &c. &c. 

VEGETABLE COSMETIC LOTION. 

Besides being the world-renowned medicine for the skin, 
is also the great Cosmetic or Beautifier, as itisdistinguished 
for its extremely /^rz/y/w^^ and soothing effects upon the 
skin, and by acting upon the pores and minute secretory 
vessels expels all hnpurities from the surface, allays 
every tendency to inflaniniation, and thus effectually dis- 
sipates all Redness, Tan, Pimples, Spots, Blotches, Sun- 
burn, and other unsightly cutaneous 7nsitations. Price, 
$1 per bottle. Trial size, 25 cents.' 

For Testimonials of remarkable cures see page i6. 



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open a vein in the side of the foot. This disease is fatal 
sooner or later. Keep a little oat meal, himp of chalk and 
bay salt in the cage. 

When Moulting, special attention must be given to 
your birds, as any disease to which they are predisposed 
wilishow itself then. Give them warming, nourishing, and 
wholesome food, and watercress. Keep thehirdand cage 
clean. Let them be placed in the warm sunlight, especially 
morning and evening. Keep them out of draughts and 
pay attention to their food and drink. 

Tympany. Cause, air beneath the skin. The skin puffs 
up. Remedy, prick the skin with a needle. 

Giddiness, caused by bird looking up. He will turn 
around on his perch and sometimes fall from it. Remedy, 
cover the top of the cage. 

Lice. Symptoms, restlessness of bird, especially at 
night, and frequent pecking various parts of the body. A 
daily supply of clean, fresh sand, mixed with a little crushed 
anise seed in the cage, and cleanliness are the best pre- 
ventives. Syringe the bird with water in which quicksilver 
has stood, or mildly fumigate with tobacco smoke. Persian 
Insect Powder sprinkled on them and the cage is an anti- 
dote, but the greatest care must be taken not to get it in 
their eyes. McAllister's or others non-poisono.is bird lice 
destroyer is probably best. Substitute hollow perches for 
solid ones, the insects will creep into these and may be 
cleaned out. A piece of flannel on the cage answers as well. 

Corpulence. Mix a large portion of carrot in the food 
and put dry ant's eggs in the drinking water. 

Pairing Fever, generally attacks birds in the month of 
May. They tear up the paper in their cage, or peck at 
strings, stop singing, grow melancholy, the feathers get 
rough, and they waste away and die. Remedy, gratify 
their desire, or placing thtir cage before a window will 
sometimes answer. 

Rupture. Cause, indigestion and inflammation of the 
bowels caused by too nourishing food. Symptoms, general 
thinness ; the skin of the parts affected becomes bare, 
puffed up. and full of small sw ollen blood vessels, the bow- 
els descend to the extremity of the body and appear black 
and knotted. There is no effectual remedy. A little alum, 
rusty nail, or salt in the water, is sometimes beneticial. 

Egg Rupture. The passage by which the egg is ex- 
truded becomes obstructed and gradually increases in size 
till the bird dies. No remedy has been found for it. 

Yell<jw Scab, on the head and eyes. Remedy : give 
nourishing food. If small ulcers like hemp seed appear, 



PALMER S PERFUMES, 



We also distill— 

Cologne Water, Upper Ten Cologne Water, 

Lavender Water, Amber Lavender, 

Verbena Water, Florida Water, 

Bay Rum. Prices, 50 cts. to ^5 per bottle. 

We prepare the following odors : 

Heliotrope, Frangipanni, Patchouly, 

White Pond Lily, Jockey Club, Violette. 

Price, 50 cts. per ounce. 

F^M Tmm Wmmtm S &wm&. 

SOAP DENTIFRICE. 

Soap Dentifrice is a Powder, and is composed of per- 
fectly neutral soap and other substances well known for 
their beneficial action upon the teeth and gums. It removes 
spots of incipientdecay, polishes and preserves the enamel, 
to which it imparts a pearl-Hke whiteness ; and, from its 
dismfecting properties, gives sweetness and perfume to the 
breath. Price, 25 cts. 

ROSE AND ORRIS TOOTH PASTE. 
CHARCOAL TOOTH PASTE. 

These two last preparations possess all the desirable 
properties of the .Soap 1 )cntifrice in a different form. Price, 
25 cts. and 50 cts. 

PALMER'S DENTAL CREAM. 

Possesses all the desirable properties for which the pro- 
prietor's Tooth Preparations are so justly celebrated. It 
is especially adapted to the use of travelers, and the com- 
pactness of its form will commend itself to the favorable 
consideration of all classes of consumers. A dampened 
Tooth Brush passed two or three times across the end of 
the cake will retain enough for one application. Price, 
25 cents. 



TOILET SOAPS, COSMETICS, ETC. 1 1 

use Palmer's Lotion, or cut them off and anoint the 
wound with fresh butter or sweet cream. 

Sweating. Peculiar to females while sitting. The 
feathers get so wet as to sometimes kill the young birds. 
Remedy : Wash her in salt and water, and then in a few 
minutes in fresh water, and dry in the sun • repeat once 
or twice a day. 

Asthma. Cause : disordered stomach. Symptoms : 
Loss of voice and wheezing sounds. Remedy : give it 
soaked rape and plantain seed. 

Sneezing, Pass a fine feather through the nostrils 

Loss OF Voice. Give lettuce seed. 

If your birds will not bathe, sprinkle them daily with 
water, and they will soon learn to bathe. 

General Remarks. 

In all cases with birds "an ounce of preventive is worth 
a pound of cure." Give your birds plenty natural, pure, 
and wholesome food, including plenty of water cress, and 
other green food, in health and disease. Also, plenty of 
clean, fine gravel, and plenty of water to drink and bathe 
in. Keep bird and cage clean. Never doctor them unless 
it is a case of life and death with them. Plenty of sunlight 
and a cheerful room, and proper and regular feeding, are 
the best medicines. Never place them in the direct rays 
of the hot sun, nor in a draught, as a cold is generally fatal. 
Remember that care, good food, and instruction will im- 
prove their song, and add to their enjoyment as well as 
your own. 

The Canary. 

J8®=ln connection with this subject consult the general 
subjects mentioned in the introduction of this Manuai.-^^ls^ 

Feed summer rape seed — that is, such as is sown in the 
spring,— mix with this occasionally, especially in the spring, 
a little crushed hemp seed, or canary seed and poppy seed ; 
or give a mi.\ture of summer rape seed with oats or oat- 
meal, or a little millet or canary seed. Barley meal or bread 
soaked in milk should be given every day, also plenty of 
green food, especially water cress. In fact they eat almost 
anything you give them, as bread, soaked cracker, and 
various other things. They are fond of hemp seed, but 
this IS very heating, and should be given sparingly, except 
in the spring, and in the moulting season, which occurs in 
July and August. When moulting, put a lump of rehned 
liquorice in their drinking water once or twice a week, also 



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Cocoanut Hair Tonic. 

Is prepared from genuine Cocoanut Oil. It is an 

elegant dressing for t\\e Hair. It removes dandruff"; it 
cleans the jca^; it prevents the hair fromyrt///«^i7^; it 
restores hair on bald heads. It is delightfully perfumed. 
It is the cheapest and best preparation of Cocoanut Oil in 
the market. Price, 50 cents per bottle. 

Clarified Oil of Roses. 

Is so prepared that it will not congeal in the coldest 
weather, and its odor being imparted by the queen of flow- 
ers, it long since became a favorite with those who are fond 
of a perfectly sweet and limpid oil for the hair. Price, 50 
cents per bottle. 

Palmer's Lotion. 

When nothing else will stop the hair falling oflF, Palmer's 
Vegetable Cosmetic Lotion will. 

Ambrosial Cream. 

Is an elegant dressing for the hair. Besides being beauti- 
ful in appearance, it quickly cleanses the hair and scalp. 
It also imparts to the hair a delightful fragrance and makes 
it soft and glossy. Price, 50 cents. 

White Stick Pomatum. 

Possesses the property of giving the hair an exceedingly 
glossy and lively appearance, and should be on the toilet 
of all ladies troubled with short, uneven hair ; its effects 
are almost magical. 

Black Stick Pomatum. 

Forms an excellent temporary coloring for the hair or 
whiskers. Both ladies and gentlemen will find it of great 
service. 

MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES FOR THE HAIR. 

Pomade Philocome, Genuine Beef Marrow, 
Genuine Bear Ponxatuui, Bandoline, &c. 



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a little saffron occasionally. Do not give them salted or 
greasy food, nor dainties, as sugar, sweetmeats, &c., except 
perhaps sponge cake, which is not rich. Give variety and 
wholesome food, — plenty fine gravel, and water for bathing 
and drinking. 

Breeding. 

The Canary will pair with the Linnet, Lesser Red Pole, 
Goldfinch, Siskin, Serin, Citril Finch, Bullfinch and Green- 
finch. Theoffspringof the Goldfinch or Linnet and Canary 
are most excellent singers. The males for breeding pur- 
poses should at least be two years old, and if bred with 
females older than themselves, the brood are generally 
males. The male and female should be placed in a cage 
not less than eighteen inches long, twelve inches deep and 
fifteen inches high — larger is better, — with slide or draw 
bottom, so as to be easily cleaned. They remain together 
till the brood is reared. The female lays about eight days 
after pairing. The nest may be of wood turned, or small 
bo.v, or tin, or wire ; cocoanut shell makes a pretty nest. 
Place moss, lichen, fine hair, cotton or wool in the cage 
and they will build the nest. An excellent nesting material 
can be purchased, but it should be boiled and dried, to kill 
any vermin that may exist, and so with every thing pur- 
chased from bird stores. The above materials are some- 
times put in a guaze bag and hung outside of the cage, and 
the birds draw it through, and sometimes it is placed in the 
nest and they fit it up. Study the disposition of your birds 
and suit their fancy. 

The female lays from four to five eggs, and each egg 
hatches in fourteen days. Jarring the nest, slamming a 
door, or a loud clap of thunder will kill the young birds 
either in or out of the shell. Do not disturb them more 
than to feed them and clean their cage. Feed plenty of 
green food. Do not take the eggsfroin the nest. When 
the young are hatched, place in the cage a vessel filled 
with one-fourth of a hard boiled egg chopped fine, mixed 
with bread which has been soaked in water and then pressed 
dry. In another vessel place summer rape seed, which 
two hours before was slightly boiled and then washed in 
cold water, and the male and female will feed the brood. 
Never let any food for your Canaries or other birds stand 
till it sours. The young birds should be kept warm by 
the old one for twelve days after hatching. To feed the 
brood by hand, mix grated wheat bread or biscuit with 
summer rape seed crushed small ; moisten this well with 
water and yolk of egg. Give it with a quill, pressing about 



PALMER S PERFUMES, 



Extra Peffumed Toilet Soaps 

Will be found a perpetual Fountain of Sweetness, per- 
fuming your apartments, your clothing, your entire person, 
giving forth their sweet odor as long as the smallest piece 
remains. 

Their odor is the same in quality as that of the extracts 
of the same name, and will be found a desirable substitute 
for them. We are now prepared to furnish the following : 



Iklang Ihlang, 
Jockey Club, 
White Rose, 
Rose Geranium, 



FrAngipAnni, 
White Pond Lily, 
Musk, 
Patchouly, 
Moss Rose, 



Heliotrope, 
West End. 
Violette, 
Floralina. 



The Frangipanni Soap, like our Extract of that name, 
far surpasses any other soap in the market in the richness 
and durability of its odor, and its saponaceous properties 
cannot be surpassed. 

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four quills full into their mouths ten or twelve times a day. 
The young can feed themselves when about thirteen days 
old, and when about a month old may be confined in sep- 
arate cages. Continue to soak the rape seed for some 
weeks after their separation. The strongest canaries are 
bred in a large room where they have exercise. 
Singing. 

To teach a canary more than its natural notes, take it 
from the cage as early as practicable, when it may by care- 
ful training, be taught a tune, or even a few words. To 
make it a first class singer, procure a good singer as teach- 
er, place them in separate cages, near each other and 
away from other birds. 

Moulting. 

At the second and third moulting season, they seem to 
lose their song. This is only a deterioration of voice, and 
they are easily taught their old songs. The first moult 
takes place when the bird is about six weeks old and con- 
tniues for two months. If they appear stupid or drowsy, 
give them sponge cake soaked in sherry wine, and for 
young or old birds, when moulting, give a small quantity 
of fresh beef once a week, cut fine and washed in cold wa- 
ter, and occasionally the yolk of a hard boiled egg crumbled 
fine ; also, hempseed, sugar, ripe chickweed, watercress, 
&c., and a rusty nail in the water every other day. Treat 
them with extra care, and give the German paste which i.« 
made as follows, and is excellent food for all similar birds, 
at all times. " Crush a pint of rape seed so as to be able 
to blow the chaff away ; add about as much bread ; reduce 
the whole to powder and mix thoroughly." A teaspoonful 
of this, with a little hard yolk of egg and a few drops of 
water, is e.xcellent for young birds. For old ones it may 
be given dry. With it young birds grow rapidly. It is best 
made every day, but will last twenty days if put in an oak 
box and out of the sun. Stale spongecake rubbed to pow- 
der with hard white of egg is excellent for young birds for 
three or four days after being taken from their parents. 
Varieties. 
The original color of the Canary was gray inclining to 
green on the under parts, but are now almost every shade 
of color. The principal varieties and their colors are : 

LizzARDS. — Crown of head pure white or yellow : the 
upper parts covered with regular black spots on clear gray 
or bright orange ; the tail, wings and feet uniform dark 
hue ; throat and breast are color of the head. 



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VEGETABLE COSMETIC LOTION, 

or («s it is more popularly known,) 

Palmer's Lotion, 

Is a medicine. AH diseases of the skin soon disappear by 
means of its magic touch. 

Q/^nr CVITQ would be unknown if this remedy 
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R A I n M P Q Q ^^° habitually uses it. 

TCTTCD SALT RHEUM, ECZEMA, RING- 
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PMII Rl AIMQ """^ FROSTED FEET are 
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PALMER'S LOTION.— Continued. 
General Directions. 

Shake the bottle well before using. 

For CURING BURNS and BRUISES, apply cotton 
daiupened ivith the Lotion as quickly as possible. Con- 
tinue to add Lotion until all pain has subsided. 

For CURING BALDNESS 0r /ailing off of the hair, 
apply the Lotioft to the scalp trvo or three times a week. 

For CURING SORE EYES.close the eyes and apply 
externally, rubbing towards the nose, allowing as much 
to get into the eyes as can well be borne. Apply the 
Lotion to the entire surface of the eyelids and the sur- 
ra u nding pa rts . 

For CURING PIMPLES, TETTER, ^'c, rub the 
affected parts with a linen cloth dampened with the liquid. 
It shotdd be applied to all parts liable to be affecttd. 
Where the skin is tender apply with a soft brush. 

For CURING CHILBLAINS. If the skin is un- 
broken , rub the parts affected with a linen cloth dainpened 
with the liquid until the itching ceases. IV hen the skin 
is broken, apply wiih a camels hair brush. 

To CURE PILES and other diseases of the rectum. 
One daily stool is absolutely necessary. Nature will effect 
this if you will give it a chance. Take no cathartics. 
A How no wind to pass front your bowels except at stool. 
One week' s persistence at a certain hour of the day will 
establish a habit which you can hardly resist when that 
time comes. Cleanse the parts with ivartn or cold water. 
Apply the Lotion ivith manilla tissue paper. If the 
trouble is internal, envelope the finger most convenient 
with the paper and pass it up the rectum, carrying with 
it any of the parts that tnay have protruded. 

For MOSQUITO BITES, S^c, dampen the spot 
with the Lotion, but do not rub it. 

For CANKER in the mouth, slightly touch the 
diseased parts. 

For SWOLLEN or INFLAMED GUMS, gently 
rtib the diseased parts ivith any soft material dampened 
with the Lotion, or the finger will do as well. 



IQ PALMER S PEKFUMES, 

PALMER'S LOTION.— Continued. 
Inflamed Eyes Cured. 

Newark, N. J., Jtily 16, 1879. 
After years of suffering with inflamed eyes, and using 
every remedy I could procure, without permanent relief, 
a few months use of Palmer's Lotion has entirely cured 
them. C. H. GLEASON, 

Principal of the Lawrence St. Grammar School. 

Barbers Itch Cured. 

Spencerport, N. V., Feb. 15, 1879. 
Two applications of your Lotion greatly relieved me 
and in a short time effectually cured my face of the Barbers 
Itch — this, after I had tried every known remedy that 
different M. D.'s had prescribed for me. 

C. E. McKIBBIN, 
Traveling Agl. with Hall's Safe & Lock Co. 

Tetter of 30 years standing. 

Danville, hid., October 25, 1864. 
Palmer's Lotion has cured me of Tetter of over thirty 
years standing, and from which I was unable to get any 
substantial relief until I procured your valuable medicine. 
^^'ill add that 1 can recommend Palmer's Lotion for all and 
W6;r<? than its proprietor claims for it. JOHN KISTLER. 

Diseased Scalp Cured. 

24 Barclay St., Ne7u York, Sept. 30, 1871. 
Mk. S. Palmek : 

Sir — About four years ago a troublesome eruption ap- 
peared on my head, accompanied with a burning and itch- 
ing sensation and a profuse scale or dandruff. Since then 
I have been treated by many M. D.'s, both allopathic and 
homoeopathic, but have grown worse rather than better. 
About two months ago I commenced using your Lotion, 
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the Itching all gone ; so I continued its use till I had to 
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1 believe your Lotion to be the greatest medicine of the 
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C. B. STREET. 

Barbers Itch Cured. 

Leominster, Mass., Aug. 19, 1875. 
It cured a very bad case of Barbers Itch last winter, 
after all other remedies had failed. 

C. W. DURANT. 



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Yorkshire Spangle. — Pale mealy color, with greenish 
brown head and wings. 

Norwich Yellow. — Deep golden yellow. 

London Fancy. — Golden yellow or deep orange, with 
black wings and tail. 

Belgian. — Slender and elegant, and of rich golden or- 
ange color. 

Green Canary. — Grass green color. 

Mealy. — Golden plulnage with whitish edge to small 
feathers as if frosted or powdered. 

Cinnamon Canary. — Cinnamon, fawn or chestnut color 
on the head and back, and sometimes on the whole body. 

Jonquils. — Pure yellow. 

TuRNCRESTS. — Has a heavy tuft of feathers falling down 
around the head. The crest may be bred in all varieties. 
The offspring of two turncrests will be bald headed. 

The German Canaries, bred in the Tyrol and Hartz 
mountains are the best singers ; the English next. Those 
which are blackish gray or grayish brown on the upper 
parts, and greenish yellow on the lower parts, are the 
commonest and healthiest birds, and nearest the original, 
color. Pale yellow birds are generally not strong. The 
gray or almost black canary, with yellow breast and white 
head and tail, is especially admired. 

All varieties are the result of crossing with other birds 
and different varieties of the canary themselves. (See in- 
troduction.) 

The following birds require the same general food and 
treatment as the Canary. 

American Crossbill ; kept for curiosity. 

Amandova ; beautiful plumage, indifferent singer. 

Arkansas Siskin ; good singer. 

Common Siskin ; chirruping singer. 

Snow Bunting ; fair whistler. Keep in a cool place. 

Painted " called La Pape and Nonpareil, good 

singer, fine plumage. 

White Crowned Bunting ; tolerably fair singer. 

Whidah " melancholy singer. 

Bay Winged " clear and pleasant singer. 

Chaffinch ; a good singer. 

Bullfinch ; learns to whistle tunes, not a good singer. 

Goldfinch ; fine plumage, weak singer. 

Purple Finch ; fine plumage. 

Lazuli " fine plumage, fair singer. 

Citril " fair singer. 

Lark " sweet singer. 



20 PALMER S PERFUMES, 

PALMER'S LOTION.— Continued. 
A severe Burn Cured. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 17, 1^0. 
Mr. Solon Palmer, New York : Dear Sir — About one 
year ago my face and neck were terribly burned by the 
hot vapor of burning oil and spirit. So severe was the 
burn that the skin peeled off my entire face and neck the 
moment it was touched. A supply of your Lotion being 
at hand, it was liberally applied to all parts of the burn, and 
in a few minutes I was relieved of my intense agony, and 
in less than half an hour all pain was removed. The first 
night after the accident I slept as soundly as ever ; and, 
although I was confined to the house two weeks, I suffered 
no pain during all that time, and in a few weeks I had re- 
covered entirely, without a scar remaining. 

Yours truly, FREDERICK FALK, 
Northwest cor. Hunt and Pendleton Sts. 

Weak and Sore Eyes Cured. 

3q Rector St., Newark, N. J., July 16, 1879. 
My daughter has always suffered from weak eyes and 
granulated lids, but since she has used Palmer's Lotion, 
she has been entirely cured I find it equally valuable for 
Burns, Bruises, &c. In fact, I would not be without it if 
I had only one dollar to spare. 

MRS. E. H. CAMERON. 

Baldness Cured. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 17, 1870. 
Mr. Solon Palmer, New York : Dear Sir — My hair 
commenced falling off about three years ago, (occasioned, 
as I suppose, by dandruff and a disease of the scalp with 
which I was troubled), and in a short time I became quite 
bald. When in this condition I commenced using your 
Lotion, and in a short timeit removed the dandruff and all 
appearance of disease, and from that time on my hair com- 
menced to thicken, and 1 have now nearly as much hair 
as before it commenced to fall off, three years ago. 

Yours truly, S. L. SMITH, 

Superintendent of Cincinnati Omnibus Line. 

Barber's Itch Cured. 

Ypsilanti, Mich., May 24, 1876. 
Two bottles of your Lotion cured a bad case of Barber's 
Itch. C. E. FOSTER, Druggist. 



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Lapland Finch ; fair singer. 

Snow " fair singer. 

Serin " sweet singer. 

Glossy " agreeable singer and tame. 

Brazilian Finch ; pleasant singer, handsome bird. 

Bluebellied " agreeable singer. 

Green Colored Finch ; fine plumage. 

Angola Finch ; melodious flute-like song. 

Green Gold Finch; fair singer and beautiful plumage. 

Red Billed Grosbeak ; delicate singer. 

Ortolan ; beautiful plumage, and clear, flute-like song. 

Mocking Bird. 

J8®^In connection with this subject consult also the 
general subjects mentioned m the introduction of this 
Manual.=®8L 

This bird is not difiicult to keep in confinement. The 
following observations, together with the general subjects 
mentioned, are all that is needed to be successful. 

In its natural state its food is berries of red cedar, myrtle, 
holly, cassine shrub, many species of smila.x, gum berries, 
gallberries and many other berries of similar species ; also 
all kinds of winged insects and spiders. In confinement, 
when quite young, feed every half hour with milk thicken- 
ed with Indian meal, mi.xing occasionally with it a little 
fresh meat cut or minced fine. After it begins to eat alone 
still feed it, but at longer intervals ; throwing to it fre- 
quently a few cherries, strawberries, &.c. The same sort 
of food, adding grasshoppers and fruit, — particularly the 
various kinds of berries of which they are fond, and plenty 
of fine gravel, is proper when it has grown up. Should it 
appear sick or dejected, a few spiders thrown to it will 
generally remove the disease. Bread and milk mixed with 
yolk of hard boiled egg is excellent, as are also ants' eggs, 
flies, meal worms, and the various pastes, the recipes for 
which have been given. They will learn to eat crushed or 
boiled hemp and other seeds. The hemp should not be 
given very often. A " Mocking Bird Food" is sold at the 
bird stores, which is good, if properly made ; but you can 
raise your birds without it. They also like grapes, per- 
simmons, the berry of the English Ivy, and other berries. 
Give a variety of the above foods, feed regularly, give plenty 
of clean water to wash in and drink, and plenty of fine 
gravel, keep bird and cage clean, and your bird will be 
healthy. 'I'hey are a southern bird. They nest in low 
trees or bushes, and will nest in a room fitted up with 



22 PALMER S PERFUMES, 

PALMER'S LOTION.— Continued. 
Chilblains Cured. 

Cincinnati, December p, 1867. 
Mr. Solon Palmer : Dear Sir— I had been troubled with 
chilblains for several years, the disease manifesting itself 
every winter in a very distressing form, and I never found 
anythmg to give me permanent relief, until I obtained your 
Lotion, but I am happy to inform you that two or three 
applications of this valuable medicine effected a complete 
cure. Although this occurred several years ago, I have 
never had a recurrence of the disease. It is such a valua- 
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being without it in niy family. Yours truly, 

CHAS. E. MARSHALL, 
Insurance Agent, S. E. cor. 3d and Walnut Sts. 

Granulated Sore Eyes. 

Clezieland, O., yuly i, 1879. 
One week's use of your Lotion has greatly relieved my 
little girl, who is afflicted with granulated sore eyes, after 
being treated for nearly five years by several well-known 
physicians, with no success. 

MRS. A. A. BAILEY, 858 Bolton St. 

Produced Hair. 

Galesburg, III., Sept. 19, 1870. 
Mr. Solon Palmer, New York : Dear Sir — Last Febru- 
ary my wife's hair fell off in large spots, through the effects 
of small pox. These spots were entirely bare of hair up to 
July, when she commenced using your Lotion. She had 
used it but a few times before small hairs began to make 
their appearance, and now all the spots are covered with a 
thick coat of hair. Yours truly, 

A. M. CHANNELL. 

Tetter cured of 30 years standing. 

Ci)icinnati , Nov. 17, 1853. 
Mr. Solon Palmer ; Dear Sir — Ihave tised your Lotion 
for Tetter on juy face, luith which J have been very 
much troubled /or upwards of thirty years, and it has 
cured me entirely, which no medicine had ever done before. 
I say this in justice to the article and yourself You can 
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JOSEPH H. CROMWELL, 

Landlord of Broadway Hotel. 



TOILET SOAPS, COSMETICS, ETC. 23 

boughs. The nest may be made of the same materials as 
the Canary's. The female lays four or five eggs. Each 
egg hatches in fourteen days. They rear two broods a 
season. (See rules for breeding Canaries.) The males are 
the singers. The white on the wings of a full grown male 
spreads over the whole of the primaries, and considerably 
below their coverts, which are also white, sometimes 
slightly tipped with brown. The white of the primaries 
also extends equally far on both vanes of the feathers. In 
the female the white is less pure, and spreads over only 
seven or eight of the primaries, and does not e.xtend so 
far as in the male, but extends farther dow n on the broad 
than on the narrow side of the feather. Her black is, 
also, more of a brownish cast. 

He is the best singing bird in the world. He can, with 
ease, imitate the cries of animals or whistle a tune. His 
voice, fine, strong, and musical, is capable of every modu- 
lation, from the clear mellow notes of the Wood Thrush 
to the savage scream of the bald Kagle. In measure and 
accent he faithfully follows the origmal ; in force and ex- 
pression he greatly improves upon them. A good singing 
bird, flute, bird-organ, or mouth-whistling, will furnish 
lessons which he soon learns and never forgets. The best 
singers are reared in the country where they hear the songs 
of all other birds. They sing all night when the moon 
shines. They are worth from $3.00 to $150.00. Keep 
them in a large cage or aviary. 

The following birds require the same general treatment 
as the Mocking Bird : 

Arbor Bird ; a melodious singer. 

Baltimore Oriole ; commonly called Hang-nest, 
Hanging bird. Golden Robin, and Fire bird. A clear, 
mellow whistle and beautiful plumage. Feed occasionally 
same as Nightingale. 

Orchard Oriole ; same treatment as Baltimore Oriole. 
A clear whistler and fine plumage. 

Cat Bird ; an early singer, and imitates songs and 
sounds he hears with fi\ir ability. Feed fruit also. 

Cedar Bird ; fine plumage. 

G(n.i;EN Oriole ; fair singer and learns tunes. 

Indigo Bird ; very neat, fair singer. 

Robin ; good singer, and learns to imitate tunes. 

Scarlet Tanagar ; fine plumage, musical singer. 

Summer Redbird ; fine plumage ; strong, sonorous 
whistle 



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PALMER'S LOTION.— Continued. 
Invaluable for Tetter. 

Fairfield, Iowa, Nov. g, 1867. 

"Mr. Solon Palmer : Dear Sir — We have ordered your 

Cosmetic Lotion of jobbers two or three times, and can not 

obtain it. IVe find it an itivaluadle remedy/or Tetter, 

etc. , and now try headquarters. Please send immediately 

by express, dozen. Address, 

HIGLEY BROS., Druggists. 

The great Hair Preparation. 

Cincinnati, Atig;. 23, 1870. 
Mr. Solon Palmer, New York : Dear Sir — Your Vege- 
table Cosmetic Lotion has effectually stopped my hair from 
falling ofif, after 1 had tried in vain all the most popular 
articles that are recommended for that affection. 

Yours truly, O. OLINGER. 
Salesman for J. Y. Henry Curran S: Co., N. Y. 

The Cost of no Consequence. 

Mr. Palmer : I have sent to several places to procure 
your Vegetable Lotion, but cannct find any. At last, I 
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effects. Please to send it immediately. 

Direct to MARTHA M. JOHNSON, 

Derby, Conn. 

Tetter Cured. 

Clinton, Io7va, March 27, 1876. 
The sample bottle of Lotion which your agent gave a 
man, has done wonderful things, has cined his hands of 
'letter in a week that have not been sound for 10 years. 
Send me 2 doz large bottles instead of ja doz. as at first 
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A bad Eruption of the Face. 

Brockvillc, C. W., July 2,^, 1866. 
Mr. Solon Palmer : Sir — When in New York last April, 
I got a bottle of your Cosmetic Lotion, and found it more 
useful than anythmg I had tried for a bad eruption I have 
had on my face for the last nine months. Please to send 
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Ferrk^.inous Thrush ; the Brown Thrush or Thrasher 
of the MkMle and Western States, and the French Mock- 
i ng Bird of Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas. Beauti- 
ful singer. 

Wood Thrush ; also called Wood Robin and Ground 
Robin ; sweet and beautiful singer. 

Song Thrush ; fine singer. 

Water " loud, sweet singer. 

Missel " loud, clear singer. 

Reed " loud, beautiful singer. Give also 

Nightingale food. 

Rock Thrush ; good singer, and learns to whistle 
tunes. Give also Nightingale food. 

Nightingale. 

4®~ In connection with this subject consult also the 
general subjects mentioned in the introduction of this 
Manual.-=^3& 

Natural food : insects, moths, fhes, beetles, and various 
larvae ; in autumn, currants and elderberries. When first 
caught, feed for some days on ants' eggs and meal worms. 
A supply of ants' eggs must be kept for this bird. The 
best summer food is fresh ants' eggs and two or three meal 
worms daily, and flies occasionally. When fresh ants' 
eggs can not be had, dried ones should be given, mixed 
with Swedish turnips and beef-heart boiled, dried, and 
grated small ; the turnips aid digestion. A little lean beef 
or mutton minced small may occasionally be given with 
good effect. The cheapest food is dried elderberries mixed 
with ants' eggs. In winter some make a small loaf of pea- 
meal and eggs, grate it, make it into a paste with water, 
and mix it with dry ants' eggs. Poppy seed crushed and 
mixed with bread crumbs is cheap, but they soon die on 
this last food. When at large in a room they eat the Uni- 
versal Pastes, but must also have the more nutritious 
foods. Give plenty of water fordrinkingand bathing, and 
clean, fine gravel. Feed regularly, and a variety of food. 
Keep in large cage or aviary. Keep cage and bird clean, 
and your bird will be healthy. Some sing best in company, 
some alone ; some in dark room and some in light, hence 
study their peculiarities. Next to the Mocking Bird he is 
the best singer in the world. 

The following birds require the same general treatment 
as the Nightingale : 

Babillard or White Breasted Warbler ; a fair singer. 



20 PALMER S PERFUMES, 

PALMER'S LOTION.— Continued. 
Tetter Cured. 

Indianapolis , Ind., April '2'^, 1849. 
There is no humbug^ about Pawner's I^otion. It has 
cured 7>iy hand entirely ivith less than one bottle. I 
want one bottle for a friend, and shall keep some by me 
constantly. (Signed) J. P. SOUTHARD. 

It saved his sight. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 15, 1870. 
Mr. Solon Palmer, New York : Dear Sir — I have been 
troubled with granulated sore eyes for several years, and 
although I have been under the treatment of one of the 
best eye surgeons in this city, and have been spending large 
sums of money in trying to get relief, they have until 
recently, been growing gradually worse, until I was com- 
pelled to use glasses, and even to discontinue work at 
times. While in this condition I was induced to try your 
Lotion. The effect was surprising. The first application 
gave me great relief, and in a few minutes I could see 
better, and I felt more comfortable than for a long time, 
and my eyes, as well as my sight, continued to improve 
from that time on, and they are better now than they have 
been for many years — all the result of your valuable 
preparation. Yours truly, 

J. HOLLIDAY, Tailor, 
Southeast corner 4th and Main Sts. 

Red Noses. 

(From the Cincinnati Commercial, Feb. 10, 1875.) 
To the editor of the Cincinnati Commercial : 

I saw an enquiry in your paper, a day or two ago, about 
a remedy for red noses. I am, I think, able to supply the 
required information. Palmer's Vegetable Cosmetic Lo- 
tion will do it. If the redness is the result of dissipation, 
two or three applications will remove it. This is not 
meant as a "puff" of the mixture, but is given in good 
faith by one who has successfully and repeatedly tried it. 

BARDOLPH. 

Tetter Cured. 

I have been entirely cured by Palm.er's Lotion, of Tetter 
on my face, and after trying without avail, every other 
article I could hear of. 

MRS. ANN ROYSTON. 
Pleasant Grove, Garrard Co., Ky., Aug. i, 1859. 



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Blue Breast or Blue Breasted Warbler ; fine 
plumage, excellent singer. 

Warbling Fly Catcher ; .soft, tender .singer. 

Red Eyed Fly Catcher : loud and sweet singer. 

Greater Nightingale ; good singer. 

Red Start ; fine plumage, pretty singer. 

Yellow 1 hroateu Warbler ; loud rather than sweet 
.singer. 

Morning Warbler ; warbling song. 

Cerulean " fine plumage. 

Alpine " agreeable singer. 

House Wren ; Winter Wren ; Reed Wren ; Willow- 
Wren ; Common When ; sweet and pleasant singers. 

Golden Chested Wren ; weak but melodious singer. 

White Throat ; agreeable singer. Give insect food. 

Pied Wagtail; fair singer, dirty habits. Give insect food. 

Yellow Wagtail ; fine plumage, good singer, dirty 
habits. Give plenty of insect food. 

Whinchat ; pleasant singer. 

Red Backed Shrike ; good singer. Vary the food with 
that of the Canary for all Shrikes. 

Parrots. 

j6®= Consult the subjects mentioned in the Introduction. 

The parrot family, to make good talkers, must be taught 
when young. They are uncleanly in habits and their cage 
must be cleaned daily. Keep them on a " parrot stand," 
or in a large bell-shaped cage with a ring in it for a swing ; 
when tame you may allow them the range of the house. 

All this family, in their wild state, feed on fruits and 
sometimes seeds. In confinement they eat all kinds of 
fruits and nuts, also bread soaked in milk, crackers, &c. 
Never give sugar or sweetmeats as they are injurious. 
They will pair and breed in a barrel which has a large hole 
cut halfway up the side. Give plenty of water and gravel. 
All parrots have beautiful plumage ; some do not talk. 
Those in the following list may be taught to speak : 

Red and Blue Macaw ; seldom talks. 

Great Green " docile, talkative. 

Ash Colored Parrot ; the best talker of all parrots. 

Amazon " speaks with difficulty. 

Pavonan " excellent talker. 

Whiskered Parrot ; docile, talkative. 

Whitefronted " tame, talkative. 

Yellow " speaks easily and well. 

Red Crested Parrakeet ; lively, speaks distinctly. 



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PALMER'S LOTION.— Continued. 
The most celebrated Oculists beaten. 

Huntington, IV. T^., vl/^^ i8, 1875. 
" Your Lotion has cured me of Granulated Sore Eye-lids, 
after trying the most celebrated Oculists of Boston and 
Albany with no success. W, N. GREEN. 

It does good work. 

Quincy, III., January 4, 1871. 
Mr. S. Palmer : Dear Sir — We have been selling your 
Lotion ever since we have been in business, and it has 
done some good work here. Respectfully yours, 

SLINGERLAND & KINSLER, Druggists. 

It is the only Effectual Remedy. 

Delaware, O., Feb. 27, 1868. 
F"or Skin Diseases, Palmer's Lotion is the only effectual 
remedy J have found. W. KEPLER. 

A diseased Scalp. 

Lebanon, O., Jan. 4, 1868. 
Three bottles of Palmer's Lotion cured me of a disease 
of the scalp of seven years' standing. Let all like afflicted 
try it. GEO. W. HENDERSON. 

Invaluable. 

Columbus, Mtss., Aov. 15, 1871. 
Your Lotion is invaluable. I have been using it in my 
family for two years. WM. CADY. 

Remarkable Cures. 

Your Lotion has accomplished some remarkable cures in 
this vicinity. W. S. BEACH, Druggist, 

Sept. 20, 1875. 668 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 

Without Price. 

Stark, N. H., Sept. i, 1875. 
" I would not do without your Lotion for any money." 
J. S. STEVENS. 

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Long Tailed Green Pakkakeet ; whistles, speaks, 
and imitates cries of animals. 

PuKPLE Ckesteu Loky ; one of the most talkative, 
docile, and attractive of all parrots. Requires attention. 

Cream Lory ; talkative, docile. 

Black Capped " qualities of Purple Crested Lory. 

Carolina Parrot ; affectionate, seldom talks ; called 
also Illinois Parrot, Paroquet, and Love Bird. 

Grey Breasted Parrot ; seldom talks. 

The foliovN ing parrots are kept for their plumage only : 

Blue and Yellow Macaw, Blue Headed Parrot, Red and 
Blue Headed Parrot, Cardinal Parrot, Purple Parrot, Rose 
Ringed Parrakeet, Amboina Parrot, Great White Cocka- 
too, Great Red Crested Cockatoo, Red Vented Cockatoo, 
Bauskin Cockatoo, (this last is the rarest and most beauti- 
ful and most costly of the Cockatoos,) Yellow Headed 
Amazon Parrot, Blue Faced Parrot, Blue Necked Parrot, 
Rose Ringed Parrot, Little Blue and Green Parrakeet, 
Yellow Breasted Toucan, Brazil Toucan, and Preacher 
Toucan. 

Skylark. 

J8®= Consult the subjects mentioned in the Introduction. 

Keep in a large cage or room. Feed insects and their 
larvae, ant's eggs, meal worms, lean meat, malt, universal 
pastes, bread crumbs, barley groats, oats, poppy seed, 
crushed hemp seed, and other small seeds ; also, water- 
cress, lettuce, cabbage, &c. Poppy seed and o.its are best 
for those just caught. Plenty of water and g.-avel in which 
to du;,t itself, otherwise treat as Canary. A most pleasant 
and agreeable singer. 

The Meadow Lark, Crested Lark, Wood Lark, Tit Lark, 
Water Lark, Water Ouzel, Ijlackcap, O.xeye, Dummock or 
Hedge Warbler, Petticaps, Pamelte, and Tom Tit (not a 
singer), are all good singers and require same food and 
treatment as the Skylark. 

Red Bird. 

£^=- In connection with this subject consult the general 
subjects mentioned in the Introduction to this Manual. =^^ 

Properly called Cardinal Grosbeak, also known as 
Crested Red Bird, Virginia Red Bird, and Virginia Night- 



ingale. 

Keep in a 



Leep in a large cage or aviary. They eat all kinds of 
grain, fruit, seeds, and insects, ant's eggs, meal worms, 
and flies. Give variety, plenty of water and gravel ; treat 



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Office of Onion &^ Wheelock, qq Maiden Lane, \ 
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Palmer's Lotion has cured me of Chronic Eczema, with 
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Hospitals. DENNIS MEEHAN. 

The same referred to. 

Netu York, July 18, 1859. 
Mr. Palmer: Dear Sir — An acquaintance of ours has 
been cured by your Lotion, of Eczema on both legs and 
feet — after being pronounced incurable by physicians in 
and out of the Hospital. The writer has also been cured 
of the same trouble, after having tried everything he could 
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ANSON BAKER & CO., No. 47 Warren St., N. Y. 

Long Used and Sold. 

Chicago, March 7, 1872. 
I have long used and sold the Lotion, and recommend it 
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L. H. BIGELOW, Drug Broker, 

82 West Monroe St. 

Long Ago, Long Ago. 

Cincinnati, April 26, 1849. 
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me no good, and had recommended a change of climate as 
the only course by which I could expect to be benefited. 
MRS. HANNAH G. PATTEN, 

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generally same as canary. He is an excellent singer, and 
learns the cries of other birds, has an elegant phimage, and 
next to the Canary and Mocking llird, is one of the most 
popular of American cage birds. '1 he following birds re- 
quire the same general treatment as the Red Bird : 

Blue Jay ; learns a few words and cries of other birds, 
elegant plumage. 

Bobolink ; properly called Rice Bunting, also known 
as Rice or Reed Bird in Pennsylvania and Southern States. 
Beautiful plumage and excellent singer. 

Blue Eiku ; soft, agreeable singer. 

Yellow Hammer ; loud, peculiar notes. 

Rose Breasted Grosbeak ; sweet, clear singer. 

Blue " beautiful plumage. 

Pine " sweet, mellow singer. 

Song Sparrow ; sweet singer, food chiefly insects, Src. 

White Throated Sparrow ; a few clear, sweet notes. 

PuRPLK Graikle or Black Bird ; sings in confine- 
ment, learns words. 

Starling ; learns words and cries of animals and birds. 

Red Winged Starling : called Swamp Blackbird, 
Marsh Blackbird, Red Winged Blackbird, Corn Thief, &c., 
learns words and cries of animals and birds. 

Crow. 

J8@= Consult subjects mentioned in Introduction. '^©gL 

The crow is easily domesticated. When tamed he learns 
to distinguish all the members of the family, screams at the 
approach of a stranger, learns to open a door by alighting 
on the latch, attends regularly at the table at meal time, 
learns to speak some words, is extremely noisy except 
when in mischief, is something of a thief, is fond of his 
mistress and will know her after a long time. He will eat 
anything, animal or v egetable, that you may give him, from 
a lump of sugar to a piece of putrid flesh ; yet he is not a 
ghitton nor uncleanly in his habits. He is a splendid pet. 
\Vheu tamed give him the freedom of the house and yard ; 
keep thimbles, finger rings, iic, out of his reach. 

'i'he Raven and Magpie have all the qualities of the 
crow and require the same general treatment. 

Doves, Pigeons, Quails, is:c., kept in confinement, 
may be treated same as chickens under same circumstances. 

Eagles, Hawks, and Owls, if kept, should be fed meat, 
small animals, and birds. 

Cranes, Snipe, and kindred birds, require plenty of 
water, fish, and insects. 



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Coffee and Sai-saparilla are put up in Pints only. 

The delicious Flavor possessed by these Extracts is due 
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( Continued/rovi second ^age of cover.) 

feathers^ so that the bird cannot hurt itself if it 
attempts to fly. The nostrils are then touched 
with Oil of Bergamot, by which it is for a time 
so stupified as to perch quietly on the finger, or 
to hop from one finger to another. A dark 
room is the best for the first trial. Do not 
allow the oil to soil the feathers. Cease apply- 
ing it as soon as its influence is plainly percep- 
tible, otherwise the treatment may prove fatal. 
As the bird is gradually aroused from its state 
of stupefaction, it perceives that its teacher does 
not use it roughly, and by degrees it is taught 
to manifest perfect obedience to your commands. 

To teach it to eat from your mouth, it should 
be kept in the cage for some time without food, 
and hunger will soon compel it to accept food 
from your outstretched tongue. 

Birds can be taught to sing while perched on 
the hand. The Chaffinch may be ir.ade to sing 
by whistling ji'<zr/^, yach^ and stroking it on the 
neck; and the Bullfinch by speaking to it in a 
friendly manner, with a backward and forward 
motion of the head. 

Patience, however, is essential to success in 
all methods of training birds. 



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